All right I must say something on this topic. I really enjoy the Anime/Manga overall, I was reading the Manga a while before the show came on tv. One thing that just made me mad, Naruto on Cartoon Network really ruined it for me. They got the worst voice actors, and they really didn't do much justice to the story. It always gets on my nerves when American TV cuts around a good story (e.g. Rurouni Kenshin) and turns it into just another kids anime like Yu-Gi-Oh or Digimon (Notice I didn't say Pokemon cause I still like that show, even if it's 4kids! )

Maybe I'll just keep reading the manga and try to find the Japanese versions or the uncut DVDs.

Oh and without a doubt my favorite character is Kakashi-sensei. (see avatar) I like to think that I share his personality.

my favourite character is kakashi by a long way. i think as he's quite mysterious you can interperet him in different ways. i also like iruka and sakura. don't know why iruka, because he's a bit of a non-entity but hey, he's nice to everyone. sakura because she's just awesomely underrated. i hate temari and kankurou, and i'm not that keen on kiba.
generally, i love the way Team 7 is just like a copy of kakashi's old team crossed with the sannin.
sasuke = young kakashi (all serious, and the girl likes him) + orochimaru (evil bastard who looks like michael jackson)
naruto = obito (all happy and bouncy and likes the girl) + jiraiya (annoying as hell but hilarious)
sakura = rin (well...the girl, that's it really) + tsunade (scarily strong (shippuden), medic nin, all that crap)
sorry for the longness and rambliness of this